Memorial Fund for Mark Farr
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On Thursday, March 7th, Mark suffered a stroke while home alone. After receiving strange, incoherent text messages from Mark and then being notified that he hadn't shown up for work on time, his wife headed home and had a family member call for an ambulance to meet her at their house.
The paramedics transported Mark to Mountain West Medical Center in Tooele for treatment. After realizing the situation was more emergent than they were equipped to handle, Mark was life-flighted to the University of Utah Hospital. When Mark arrived at the U, he was awake and alert. He was unable to speak but able to communicate using hand gestures, facial expressions, and grunts.
After a series of scans, it was discovered that Mark had suffered from a left carotid artery dissection which interrupted blood flow and caused a clot to form inside his brain. A team of neurosurgeons were able to repair the dissected artery using stents and evacuate the clot, successfully restoring blood flow to his brain. At this point it appeared that Mark may be in the clear and our energy should then be focused on how much rehabilitation he would need.
Unfortunately, when blood flow was restored Mark suffered a massive hemorrhage causing damage beyond repair and Mark's short life came to an end on March 9th at 3:50am.
We are so incredibly thankful for the team working on the Neuro Critical Care Unit at the University Hospital. The remarkable team of nurses, physicians, and surgeons worked tirelessly to save Mark.
Because Mark did not have health insurance, his wife is now left to deal with the devastating loss of her husband as well an incredible financial burden.
If you are able, please consider donating to help Mariah during this impossible time.
The paramedics transported Mark to Mountain West Medical Center in Tooele for treatment. After realizing the situation was more emergent than they were equipped to handle, Mark was life-flighted to the University of Utah Hospital. When Mark arrived at the U, he was awake and alert. He was unable to speak but able to communicate using hand gestures, facial expressions, and grunts.
After a series of scans, it was discovered that Mark had suffered from a left carotid artery dissection which interrupted blood flow and caused a clot to form inside his brain. A team of neurosurgeons were able to repair the dissected artery using stents and evacuate the clot, successfully restoring blood flow to his brain. At this point it appeared that Mark may be in the clear and our energy should then be focused on how much rehabilitation he would need.
Unfortunately, when blood flow was restored Mark suffered a massive hemorrhage causing damage beyond repair and Mark's short life came to an end on March 9th at 3:50am.
We are so incredibly thankful for the team working on the Neuro Critical Care Unit at the University Hospital. The remarkable team of nurses, physicians, and surgeons worked tirelessly to save Mark.
Because Mark did not have health insurance, his wife is now left to deal with the devastating loss of her husband as well an incredible financial burden.
If you are able, please consider donating to help Mariah during this impossible time.
Organizer and beneficiary
Tavia Lucero
Organizer
West Jordan, UT
Mariah Farr
Beneficiary
